Sunday, October 18th, 2020
PDM to hold second public gathering in Karachi today
KARACHI : The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is all set to hold second rally in Karachi today (Sunday). The public gathering will be held at Bagh-e-Jinnah ground which is adjacent to Quaid-e-Azam’s Mausoleum. 160 feet long and 60 feet wide stage has been set up in Karachi’s Jinnah Bagh while over 50,000 chairs have also been arranged to facilitate the participants. Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) president and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman is already present in Karachi while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz has leftRead More
Sixteen Pakistanis die of coronavirus in past 24 hours
ISLAMABAD : Sixteen more people died of coronavirus in the country over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll from the disease to 6,654. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 567 fresh infections surfaced when 32,062 samples were tested during this period, lifting the national tally of cases to 323,019. Around 307,069 people have recovered from the disease so far across Pakistan with addition of 429 recoveries recorded over the previous 24 hours. The number of active coronavirus cases in the country stands at 9,296Read More
With $ 103.6 m, China tops FDI country in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Oct.18 : In terms of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 2020-2021, China has consolidated its first position as topmost FDI country in Pakistan, according to a report published by Gwadar Pro on Sunday.It poured $103.6m during the first quarter of FY21 in comparison to $55.4m last fiscal year. Meanwhile, Hong Kong also increased FDI to $38.4m during the first quarter compared to just $6.9m in the same period last fiscal year. The data mentioned above has been released by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). China’s FDI is proving as aRead More